Notice of initiation of a reinvestigation pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland
Date: 2000-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, originating product, plastics

9.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 227/15

Notice of initiation of a reinvestigation pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No
384/96 of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of polypropylene binder or baler
twine originating in Poland

(2000/C 227/04)

The Commission has reveived a request pursuant to Article 12
of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (1), as last amened by
Council Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2) (hereinafter referred to
the anti-
as (cid:145)the Basic Reglation(cid:146)),
dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No
603/1999 of 15 March 1999 (3) on imports of polypropylene
binder or baler twine originating in Poland have had an effect
on resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community.

to investigate whether

1. Request for review

The request was lodged on 26 June 2000 by the Liaison
Committee
Industries
(Eurocord, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the applicant(cid:146)), on behalf
of the Community industry.

EU Twine, Cordage & Netting

of

2. Product

The product concerned is polypropylene binder or baler twine
(hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)twines(cid:146)). These twines are used in the
agricultural sector, notably for binding bundles to be picked up
by automatic balers or similar machines.

The product is manufactured in different thicknesses (runnages)
and with different specifications in respect of, for example,
knot and tensile strength, number of twists/turns per metre,
colour, ultra-violet stabilisation and fibrillation. The product
CN code
is
concerned
ex 5607 41 00.

classifiable within

currently

3. Information submitted

led to any movement or

The applicant has submitted sufficient information showing
that the anti-dumping duties imposed on twines originating
in Poland have not
sufficient
movement in resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the
Community.
the evidence contained in the request
shows that export prices and resale prices in the Community
of the product concerned have fallen significantly since the
imposition of
in
increased dumping which has impeded the intended remedial
effects of the measures in force.

anti-dumping measures,

resulting

In fact,

the

hereby initiates a reinvestigation in respect of imports of twines
originating in Poland, purusant to Article 12(1) of the Basic
Regulation.

(a) Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for
its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires
to
importers which
participated in the investigation that led to the existing
measures and which are concerned by the request.

producers/exporters

and

the

The authorities of Poland will be notified of the initiation
of the reinvestigation and provided with a copy of the
request and of the questionnaire for producers/exporters.

Information, where appropriate, will also be sought from
Community producers.

Other producers/exporters and importers are invited to
contract the Commission forthwith in order to find out
whether or not they are concerned by the reinvestigation.
In the former case they should request a copy of the
questionnaire as soon as possible, and in any event, no
later than 15 days after the publication of this notice in
the Official Journal of the European Communities, as all ques-
tionnaires have to be completed within the time limit set
in paragraph 5 of this notice. Any request for question-
naires mut be made in writing to the address mentioned
below and should indicate the name, address, telephone,
fax, e-mail address and/or telex numbers of the interested
party.

(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings

All
interested parties are hereby invited to make their
views known in writing and to provide supporting
evidence.
and
Community producers may clarify the situation with
regard to export prices and resale prices of the product
under investigation in the Community.

particular,

exporters,

importers

In

4. Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee,
that
the
the request has been lodged by or on behalf of
Community industry and that there is sufficient evidence to
the Commission
justify the initiation of an investigation,

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 1.

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties,
provided that they make a request in writing and show
that
there are particular reasons why they should be
heard.

5. Time limit

Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into
account during the investigation, must make themselves
known, present their views in writing, and submit information
within 40 days from the date of the publication of this notice
the European Communities. Interested
in the Official Journal of

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parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within
the same time limit. This time limit also applies to interested
parties not named in the request and it is, consequently, in the
interest of these parties to contact the Commission without
delay at the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate C
DM 24 (cid:151) 8/81
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex: COMEU B 21877.

6. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does
not provide the necessary information within the time limits,
or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final
findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance
with Article 18 of the Basic Regulation, on the basis of the
facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.

Notification of Cooperation Agreements

(Case COMP/37.920 (cid:151) (cid:145)3G Patent Platform(cid:146))

(2000/C 227/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 July 2000 the Commission received a notification pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation
No 17 of agreements whereby the 3G Patent Platform Partnership and its partners Alcatel, Cegetel,
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), France Telecom, Fujitsu, Royal KPN NV,
LG Information & Communications, Matsushita, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Robert Bosch
GmbH, Samsung Electronics, Siemens AG, SK Telecom, Sonera Corporation, Sony and Telecom Italia
Mobile will
the (cid:145)3G Patent Platform(cid:146) on or about 30 September 2000. The 3G Patent
Platform will provide a voluntary cost-effective mechanism for evaluating, certifying and licensing
Essential Patents for third generation (3G) mobile communication systems defined within the framwork
of standards set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

implement

Upon preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified Cooperation Agreements

2.
could fall within the scope of Regulation 17.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

3.
proposed operation to the Commission.

their possible observations on the

4.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than twenty (20) days following the date of this
publication. Obervations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 70 81) or by post under
reference COMP/37.920 (cid:151) (cid:145)3G Patent Platform(cid:146) to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate C,
Office 2/260,
Rue Josef II/Josef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.